Hillside-plow



(No Mode-1; 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. M. J. BUNNELL.

HILLSIDE 'PLOW. No. 400,434, PatentedApr. 2, 1889.

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MARCELLUS JACKSON BUNNELL, OF TAYLOR, TEXAS.

HILLSIDE-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,434, dated April 2,1889.

Application filed November 15, 1888. Serial No. 290.889. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARoELLUs JACKSON BUNNELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Taylor, in the county of Williamson and State ofTexas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hillside-Flows, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hillside-plows; and itconsists in a certain novel construction and combination of devicesfully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plow embodying myimprovements. Fig. 2 is arearview of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view on the line as w of Fig. 2, looking toward the beam. Fig.4 is a detail perspective view of the front end of the beam. Fig. 5 is asimilar view of the rocking plate to which the tongue is attached.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the main frame of theplow, having the longitudinal beam B, to one side of which near itsfront end is attached the bracket 5, having vertically-aligned eyes I)"b on its outer end, and O designates a vertical shaft mounted in thesaid eyes and provided with stationary collar 0, which bears against theunder side of the lower eye. The lower end of this shaft is bent outwardhorizontally to form the spindle C for the front furrowwheel, 0 and theupper end of the said shaft is bent inward to forma horizontal spindle,C .The rocking plate D is provided on its under side with the-dependingapertured ears (1 d which are mounted on the spindle C and the rear endof the tongue E is attached to the said plate, and is therefore capableof vertical movement at its free end. The rocking plate is provided nearits front edge with a series of perforations, d d, in one of which abolt, 6, which extends through the tongue near its rear end, is engaged,and the said plate is further provided at its rear edge with a series oftransverse slots, (1 d corresponding in number to the perforations d dand adapted to be engaged by a vertical bolt, e, which passes throughthe rear end of the tongue. The tongue is thereby allowed a slightlateral movement at its free end.

The rigid plow-standard F depends from the beam near its rear end, andis provided with a rearwardly-extending arm, f, having a vertical eye,f, at its rear end, and G represents a downwardly-inclined spindle,provided with a vertical extension, g, which is mounted in the said eyef. A brace-bar, H, is attached at its upper end to the rear bar, a, ofthe plow-frame, and is provided at its lower end with an eye, h, throughwhich passes the upper threaded end of the extension g, and

the said extension is engaged above the eye It by a nut, 9 The rearfurrow-wheel, G, which is mounted on the inclined spindle G, is designedto run in the live furrow, while the front furrow-wheel runs in thepreceding or old furrow.

K designates a movable arm pivoted near its lower end to the extremityof the standard and provided with a curved plate, In, to which theplowshare L and the mold-board L are attached. A brace-bar, M, extendsfrom the upper end of the mold-board to the movable arm, and is providedat a suitable point with a loop, m, which receives and operates on thestandard F, and thereby steadies the movable arm.

To a curved bracket, N, which is arranged on the upper side of the beam,is pivoted the operating-lever 0, having a toothed sector, 0, on itslower end, which meshes with the toothed T-head on the upper end of themovable arm K, so that when the said lever is moved forward or backwardby the operator the point of the plowshare is respectively elevated ordepressed, for the purpose which will be readily understood.

The standard F is extended a short distance above the beam B, and to itsupper end is attached a curved rack, f which is engaged by aspring-actuated latch, P, on the operatinghandle to lock. the latter inthe desired position.

Q represents a transverse shaft mounted on the frame of the plow andprovided at one end with a crank-arm, (1, having a spindle, g, on itsfree end, on which is mounted the wheel Q, and the operating-handle R,which is attached to the said crank-arm, extends up within reach of theoperator, and is provided with a spring-latch, 1-, to engage a rack, R,on the frame of the plow.

A swinging link, S, is mounted on a transverse bolt, 8, in thebifurcated front end of the beam, the said link being horizontallyslotted at its front end, and T represents a curved bar, which isprovided with a series of perforations, i 25, adapted to be engaged by avertical bolt, 25, in the front end of the link. A eonnectii'ig-rod, U,is attached at its front end to one end of the curved bar, and at itsrear end to an eye, it, on the side of the beam. The curved bar istherefore capable of transverse adjustment on the plow-beam, and is alsocapable of vertical movement.

Having thus described the invention, I claim 1. In a plow, thecombination of the standard depending from the frame of the plow, themovable arm pivoted to the said standard near its lower end and havingthe plowshare fixed thereto, and the operating-lever mounted on theplow-frameand provided with a toothed sector meshing with a toothed T-head on the upper end of the said movable arm, substantially asspecified.

2. In a plow, the eombination,witha standard depending from the framethereof, of the movable arm pivoted near its lower end and having theplowshare and mold-board aitixed thereto, the operating-arm mounted onthe said frame and provided with a toothed sector meshing with a toothedT-head on the upper end of the movable arm, and the bracebar extendingfrom the mold-board to the movable arm and provided at an intermediatepoint with a loop, m, operating 011 the standard, substantially asspecified.

3. In a plow, the combination, with the beam, of the depending standard,the movable arm pivoted to the standard near its lower end, and providedat its lower end with a curved plate, 7c, and at its upper end with atoothed T-head, the plowshare secured to the said curved plate, theoperating-lever mounted on a bracket arranged on the said beam andhaving a toothed sector meshing with the toothed T-head, and thespring-actuated latch mounted 011 the lever and engaging a toothed rackon the upper extended end of the standard to lock the lever in thedesired position, substantially as specified.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixcdmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

MAROELLUS JACKSON BUNNELL.

\Vitnesscs:

W. L. DARLINGTON, J. L. TAR'IAR.

